James McAvoy chooses X-Men over Wikileaks drama - report

By Anonymous

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The actor was billed to star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, who has been cast as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in the film.

But filming commitments on the next X-Men project, Days of Future Past, have forced McAvoy to walk away from the film - and sources tell The Hollywood Reporter his role has already been filled by Inglourious Basterds star Daniel Bruhl.

Bruhl will now portray Daniel Domscheit-Berg, the author of the book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website.